Posted by member 303179 on 2006-02-02 22:04:34
Ok, so I'm a noob, not a clueless n00b, but a n00b and I have a question :P .
Alright, So I've been looking around the forums and the website and such and I came up with these few questions from shreds of facts here and there.
1. I know Litestep is under developement, and you advise stuff like if you can't take crashes then stick with good ole windows and stuff; but how stable IS litestep in you people's actual experiance? How many crashes do you get a week? (preferably on a win 98se box, because that's what I am hoping to convert)
2. I don't mind a crash every once in a while (lol I do use windows after all, I've gotten used to it :P ) but what exactly are we talking about here, seriouseness wise? Just something a re-boot and a scan-disk will fix, or something more along the lines of editing text files from a command line or losing data and having to "start from scratch"?
3. Some people have said litestep might not work well on windows 98(se?) if it's using a newer theme. And, I have heard that some of themes cause problems. So what exactly, in your opinion is the best, most stable theme to get?
4. Is there some simple way to switch between the standard windows shell and litestep? maybe at the execution of a file and a reboot? Or is that a pipe dream?
5. What is the most catastrophic thing that could happen? (within reason ofcourse :) )
6. all my windows programs will still work right? Or atleast most I wager? And what about my anti-virus/antispyware/firewall software (Avast! anti-virus, Sygate Firewall, Spyware Doctor)? Go or no go?
Thnx in advance for taking the time to answer!
Alright, So I've been looking around the forums and the website and such and I came up with these few questions from shreds of facts here and there.
1. I know Litestep is under developement, and you advise stuff like if you can't take crashes then stick with good ole windows and stuff; but how stable IS litestep in you people's actual experiance? How many crashes do you get a week? (preferably on a win 98se box, because that's what I am hoping to convert)
2. I don't mind a crash every once in a while (lol I do use windows after all, I've gotten used to it :P ) but what exactly are we talking about here, seriouseness wise? Just something a re-boot and a scan-disk will fix, or something more along the lines of editing text files from a command line or losing data and having to "start from scratch"?
3. Some people have said litestep might not work well on windows 98(se?) if it's using a newer theme. And, I have heard that some of themes cause problems. So what exactly, in your opinion is the best, most stable theme to get?
4. Is there some simple way to switch between the standard windows shell and litestep? maybe at the execution of a file and a reboot? Or is that a pipe dream?
5. What is the most catastrophic thing that could happen? (within reason ofcourse :) )
6. all my windows programs will still work right? Or atleast most I wager? And what about my anti-virus/antispyware/firewall software (Avast! anti-virus, Sygate Firewall, Spyware Doctor)? Go or no go?
Thnx in advance for taking the time to answer!